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% y: o8 ?& w! m, ^Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. 4 Y1 Q0 V# }5 W# x9 {( g
Immigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents. 3 _4 o- }; j9 k& c
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In the tool kit are 75 common hand tools – like a hammer and screwdriver – as well a book on how to buy a home, a home maintenance schedule and other items.
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“The tools are a symbol of hope for people trying to build new lives in Edmonton,” said Madeline Sarafinchan, president of the Edmonton Real Estate Board. ; y" W0 b+ E' { f: R+ b) `
0 K, `" r9 l9 F/ p/ AThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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1 I( [7 c2 {$ p6 w% qJosephine Pallard, the group’s executive director, said Alberta’s economic boom has caused a housing shortage that makes it more difficult for immigrants to find a place to live and integrate into Canadian society.
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